[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![In addition to tlic routine ins})C{:tions, 238 clnldren were inedieally examined as candidates for Seliolarsliips in the Secon- dary Seiioois. Routine ins])ections at the Elementary Schools were in general made only twice during the year so as to avoid the loss of time wliieh often occurs when there is only a small ^ number of children to be examined at a school. Of the 3,200 cliildren submitted to routine ins})cction in the ' Elementary Schools (see Table IE), 477 were found to 1)C suffering r from defects (other than uncleanliness, defective clothing and 1 footgear, and dental diseases) which recpiired treatment; 1,256 : had defects which necessitated their being kept under observation. Details of these defects are set out in the Tables at the end ot this S Report. The ])ercentage of cliildren found at routine inspection to 1 require treatment has fallen to the low figure of 14'0% I Weight Gf SchOSi Chifeh-en.—Tlie following table compares the weight of the scliool children examined in 1028 and 1920, wilii corresjionding weigiits before tl'.e ’.var, and also with average weights of Elementary School ('hildren in England and ^^alcs, as given in The Health and rhysicjue of School C’hildren,” pulilished liy tlic Ratan Tata Foundation in 1913. 11 cigilts and Wciglds. ! Ago 5 Ago 8 Ago 12 Hoy a Girls Hoys Girls Hoys Girls ins. lbs. ins. lbs. ins. lbs. ins. lbs. ins. lbs. ins. lbs. ,nd & Wales 1913 • * • 38.5 ... 37.0 • • • .72.2 • • • 49.8 • • • 73.0 • • • 73.0 jigton, 1910 ... 38.2 ... 37.1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1914 ... ... 39.3 ... 38.0 ... ... ... ... ... 71.0 ... 70.7 i 1928 ... 43.0 1 41.2 11.9 39.8 48.1 .73.4 47.9 .71.0 70.0 70.9 77.1 79.5 1929 ... i ; 42.3 41.2 12.0 39.8 47.9 53.7 47.7 71.0 70.0 77.0 50.8 78.8 The general increase over pre-war ligures is well marked.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0103.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
